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American Red Cross Honors Mentoring4Success Director
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Apr 30, 2014
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The American Red Cross recently named Gloria Geither, mentoring director for the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC), its 2014 Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Kansas Community Service Hero for her work matching offenders with mentors in the community.
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Donation Helps Parenting Skills Program Reach More Inmates
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May 15, 2014
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Well-known for his support of prison private industries, Kansas businessman Fred Braun has turned his sights on helping Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) inmates become better parents.
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Sen. Greg Smith Thanks KDOC's 2014 Employees and Volunteers of the Year
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May 22, 2014
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Kansas Sen. Greg Smith of Olathe addressed the Employee and Volunteer of the Year Nominees Wednesay during the KDOC's annual ceremony held at the Topeka Correctional Facility. The text from his speech follows.
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KDOC Honors Employees and Volunteers of the Year
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May 23, 2014
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A paratrooper turned corrections officer and a retired volunteer who helped Wichita Parole Office staff during a former parolee’s standoff with police were among those honored Wednesday during the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) Employee and Volunteer of the Year Ceremony.
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Juvenile Services Looks to Improve Rates of Parental Involvement
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Jun 06, 2014
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KDOC examines ways to increase parental and family support to increase the likelihood of a juvenile offender's success upon release.
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Program Helps Juvenile Offenders Stay on Track in School
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Jun 25, 2014
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The hardest part of high school wasn’t earning a 3.5 grade-point average, securing a stellar ACT score or even graduating early for 17-year-old Alexia. The hardest part was moving 26 times during her high school career as a juvenile offender.
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Cabins in Kansas Offer More than Just Lodging (PDF Format)
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Nov 15, 2011
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The following is the article as it appears in the Fall 2011 edition of The Cornerstone, a quarterly publication produced by The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), a not-for-profit education foundation created to develop industry-driven standardized craft training programs with portable credentials and help address the critical workforce shortage facing the construction industry.
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Cabins in Kansas Offer More than Just Lodging
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The Kansas Department of Corrections is giving their inmates a unique opportunity to put their time to productive use. At the Norton, Hutchinson, and Ellsworth Correctional Facilities, inmates may participate in a program that provides them with valuable technical training in the constructions crafts, as well as providing lodging for visitors to Kansas state parks.
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KDOC Receives Nearly $600,000 Federal Grant to Further PREA Efforts
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Oct 12, 2011
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October 2011 - The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs awarded $599,862 to the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) to support the KDOC in preventing, detecting and responding to sexual victimization.
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